Not all of the inscriptions on the stone seem original. The stone, about 50 meters from the main path, can be reached via a small trail. You don't stay here long ;-)

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Klausi

April 6, 2025

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Where the Tönnigsberg bends to the southeast, with Börnecke just beyond it, at the very tip of Langenstein, there stands an inconspicuously small monument.
The Tönnigsstein, known to hardly anyone, …

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Olaf

May 1, 2022

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There was a dispute between two shepherds. Each claimed the other had crossed territory boundaries. After one shepherd died, the other had to set up this stone as atonement.

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1. View from the summit of Hoppelberg – Gläserner Mönch loop from Langenstein

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2. View from the summit of Hoppelberg – Langenstein Cave Dwellings loop from Langenstein

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3. View from the summit of Hoppelberg – Langenstein Cave Dwellings loop from Langenstein

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Location: Halberstadt, Landkreis Harz, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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Tönnigsstein (atonement or murder stone from 1537)

1. View from the summit of Hoppelberg – Gläserner Mönch loop from Langenstein

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